No Update Nag
by Scott Reilly · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Removes the WordPress update nag that appears at the top of all admin pages when a new version of WordPress is released.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” and “notices” for “nags” and “coffee2code”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nags” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “notices” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coffee2code” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
65 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 50.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 566 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 566 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| update nag | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| nag your tag | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| nags | #8 | #17 | down 1 |
| coffee2code | #13 | #15 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notices your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upgrade your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” and “notices” for “nags” and “coffee2code”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nags” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “notices” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coffee2code” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 613 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.4.13 · 14 Apr 2025
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.7 years ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Apr 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.13). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-08-08 CVE-2024-7412 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.4.12 Patched in 1.4.13
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Removes the WordPress update nag that appears at the top of all admin pages when a new version of WordPress..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 891 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "notices", "upgrade" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-03-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 716 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 782 days in tier
- 2020-01-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 986 days in tier
- 2016-12-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 474 days in tier
- 2015-09-06 7K+ → 6K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Hide Updates 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Hide All Notices 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Updates Settings 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - U Update Notifier 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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